Sadiron holder



Dec. l0, 1940. w. L. CHEW sADIRoN HOLDER FiledNov. 8, 19:59-

Y 2].MW- ,.cyhew @Howe/13 `atente'cil Dec. 10, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE sADiRoN HOLDER William L. chew, New

Lum Wah Hay,

York, N. Y., assignor to New York, N. Y.

2 Claims.

The invention relates to sadiron holders and is an improvement over the holder disclosed .in my prior Patent No. 1,613,160, dated January 24, 1927.

An object of the present invention is to improve the construction of sadiron holders and to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive, du-

rable and eiiicient holder adapted to permit free and ready manipulation of irons during the process of ironing without danger of the iron slipping from the use'rsy hand and without liability of the hand of the user being injuriously affected by the heatA of a hot iron.

Another object of the invention is to provide an iron holder of this character embodying among other characteristics means for fully protecting the hand from the heat of that portion o-f the iron which is grasped in ironing.

A further object of the invention is. to provide a sadiron holder having a pair of sheet metal sections curved transversely throughout their length to conform to the conguration of the handle of a sadiron and connected by a hinge having spaced parallel pintles and cooperating with contacting portions of the sections adapted to hold the sections in their full open and closed positions by movement over a dead-center position so that the holder may be left on the handle of an iron withoutliability of Afalling off and when removed from the iron the holder will be maintained in an open position so as to be easily and quickly applied or snapped on to the handle of an iron.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sadiron holder constructed in accordance with this invention and shown in its open position.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View showing the holder closed and applied to a sadiron, the handle portion of the iron being in section.

Figure 3 is a face view of the holder partially open and shown partially in section to illustrate the construction of the hinge* and the manner of fastening the outer material to the inner material.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the sadiron holder comprises in its construction two metal sections I and 2, each composed of two thicknesses or plates 3 and Il of metal formed by bending each section upon itself. Each section at its line of bend or fold is provided with eyes 5 and 6 arranged side by side and extending longitudinally of the sections and separated from terminal loop portions 'I and 8 of the fold or bend by apertures or recesses 9 and I which extend inwardly a slight distance from the folded edge of the section.

The eyes 5 and 6 extend along the major portion o-f the length of the sections and are connected by a pintle loop II composed of parallel pintle portions I2 and I3 and connecting end portions I4. The parallel pintle portions are arranged in the eyes 5 and 6 and the transversely disposed end connecting portions I4 arelocated inthe .apertures 9 and IEB of the sections.

The pintle loopis formed of a single piece of heavy wire or similar material, which, prior to the assembling of the parts, is bent at right angles at spaced points to `form the pintle I2, the portion between the bend being equal in length to one of the eyes 5 and 6 so that the bent portions may be readily passed through the apertures of one of the sections and the pintle arranged in the eye thereof. The terminal bent portions are passed through the apertures of the other section and are bent inwardly into alignment with' each other and in parallelism with the pintle I2 to form the pintle I3 and the connecting bends I4 of the pintle loop. Pressure is then applied to the two thicknesses of metal of each section of the holder to close the eyes on the pintles I2 and I3 4and to arrange the two thicknesses in close Contact with each other. Such pressure will reduce the cross-sectional area of the eyes, thus leaving the terminal portions projecting slightly beyond the eyes and out of alignment therewith for a purpose that will appear presently.

The two holder sections are curved 'transversely to conform to the configuration of the handle I5 of a sadiron I6 and the terminal loop` portions 1 and 8 of the bends or folds arranged in frictionall contact with each other, so that, in the opening and closing of the sections to arrange the holder on the handle of the iron and to remove the holder therefrom, the terminal portions 'l and 8 will be carried inwardly and outwardly beyond the plane of the pintles and will contact each other prior to attaining a dead center poy,tending one of the sections sition and operate to hold the sections in their open and closed positions, so that when the holder is placed on the handle of the iron it will remain thereon and, when removed therefrom, the sections will remain in their open position ready to be instantly applied to the handle of the sadiron.

One section is cut away at its ends to form terminal recesses I'I to enable such section of the holder to extend between the uprights i8 which support the handle I5 of the sadiron. Bly eX- between the uprights I8, accidental movement of the holder longitudinally of the handle is prevented and an efficient Wrapping of the holder around the handle bar results from such construction. The sections of the holder may be brought together in overlapping relation beneath the handle I5 of the sadiron, so that there will be no liability of. the hand of the operator coming in contact with the handle of a hot iron and theV iron may be handled Without danger o1 burning the operators hand or ngers.

The sadiron holder is provided with a pad Iil composed of an inner lining 2li of canvas or other suitable fabric, a layer 2l of asbestos or other insulating material, a layer 22 of heavy felt and an outer covering 23 of leather or other suitable material. The specific manner of attaching the various parts of the pad I9 together and the manner of its assembly upon the two holder sections I and 2 form no part of this invention and have been fully described in my prior patent above referred to. Reference may be had to the said patent for a full disclosure of the pad I il and its attaching means.

To aid further in eeetually grasping the holder, a guard 3l) of canvas or other suitable ilexible material conforming to the coniiguration of the section 1 is provided.

The invention is not-to be limited to the exact arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawing or set forth in this specification as various changes in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. Only insofar as the invention has particularly been pointed out in the accompanying claims is the same to be limited.

What is claimed is:

1. A sadiron holder comprising a pair of sheet metal sections each formed of a single piece of material folded upon itself to form two thicknesses and a connecting bend, the latter being apertured at spaced points to form an intermediate eye portion and terminal loop portions on opposite ends thereof, the eyes of the two sections being arranged in parallelism and the terminal portions of the bends of the sections projecting outwardly beyond the eye portions and a looped pintle pin composed of spaced parallel portions and transverse connecting portions, the transverse portions being located in said apertures and the pintle portions being arranged in the intermediate eyes of the sections to permit opening and closing off the sections, said sections when closed conforming substantially to the coni;

figuration of the handle of a sadiron, said pintle portions being spaced apart such a distance that said terminal portions will frictionally engage each other before a dead-center position is reached during movement of the sections from open to closed position and vice versa.

2; A sadiron holder comprising a pair of sheet metal sections curved transversely throughout their length` to conform to the handle of a sadiron, said sections each being formed with a reverse bend extending substantially coextensively along an edge thereof, there being spaced recesses extending inwardly from said edge and dividing the reverse bend into a medial pintle portion and a pair of end loop portions, the end loop portions projecting outwardly a slight distance beyond the medial pintle portions, and a looped pintle pin extending into the pintle portions of the sections and of a width sucient to maintain the same slightly spaced from each other in hinged parallel relationship with adjacent end portions of the two sections being designed for frictional engagement during hinged movement of the sections `from an open to a closed position and vice versa prior to attainment of a dead-center po- 4o s1t1on to maintain the sections 1n either posltion.

l/VILLJAM L. CHEVY. 

